Molecular configuration and glomerular size selectivity in healthy and nephrotic humans

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 3 42-3, 1997, Pages

  Blouch, Kristina ^a   Deen, William M ^b   Fauvel, Jean Pierre ^c   Bialek, Joan ^a   Derby, Geraldine ^a   Myers, Bryan D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Albumin and immunoglobulin G permeation; Fractional dextran clearance; Fractional Ficoll clearance; Heteroporous membrane model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; MALE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 0030866045     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.273.3.f430     Document Type: Article

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